- Fei Junlong
Infobox Astronaut
name =Fèi Jùnlóng
caption =Shenzhou 6 crew portrait
(L-R: Fèi Jùnlóng,Niè Hǎishèng ) ifdc|
type =CNSA Astronaut
nationality =Chinese
date_birth =May 5 ,1965
place_birth =Suzhou ,Jiangsu
occupation =Fighter pilot
rank =Colonel , PLAAF
selection =Chinese Group 1
time =4 days, 19 hours, 33 min
mission =Shenzhou 6
insignia =Colonel Fèi Jùnlóng (zh-st|s=费俊龙|t=費俊龍) (born 1965) is a Chinese military pilot and anastronaut . He flew on the second manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program.He was born in
Suzhou ,Jiangsu province ofChina and was recruited from high school by thePeople's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 1982 at the age of 17. He graduated with excellent marks from the PLAAF's No. 9 Aviation School, the Changchun No.1 Flight College of the PLA Air Force and Flight Training School of the Air Force. In the PLAAF, he was a pilot, flight trainer and flight technology inspector.Fèi was selected to be an astronaut (
taikonaut ) in 1998. He was in the final five selected for the "Shenzhou 5 " flight. He was the commander on the "Shenzhou 6 " flight that launchedOctober 12 2005 , withNiè Hǎishèng serving as flight engineer). They landed onOctober 17 ,2005 . He was married in 1991 and has one son. During his personal time he dabbles in fine arts.The
asteroid 9512 Feijunlong was named after him.ee also
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List of Chinese astronauts External links
* [http://www.astronautix.com/astros/feinlong.htm Fèi Jùnlóng] at the
Encyclopedia Astronautica . Accessed23 July 2005 .
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* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/fei_junlong.htm Spacefacts biography of Fèi Jùnlóng]
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